Piers Morgan
British journalist and television host
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| 2024 | Following Keir Starmer's election victory, Morgan referred to him as 'a good, decent, hard-working, self-made man'. |
| 2024 | Piers Morgan was portrayed by actor Robert Glenister in the BBC miniseries 'Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story'. |
| November 2024 | Morgan publicly identified as a centrist, criticizing 'woke liberals'. |
| October 2024 | The show received backlash after airing claims by Jaguar Wright about Jay-Z and Beyoncé, leading to significant media attention and discussions about verifying guest statements. |
| February 19 2024 | Began publishing pre-recorded episodes on YouTube, with Morgan claiming it as 'the world's fastest-growing current affairs YouTube channel'. |
| February 19 2024 | Show transitions to broadcasting episodes exclusively on its YouTube channel |
| February 19 2024 | Piers Morgan Uncensored begins broadcasting episodes exclusively on the show's YouTube channel |
| February 8 2024 | Original TalkTV broadcast of Piers Morgan Uncensored ends |
| February 5 2024 | An edition featuring an interview with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attracted criticism after Morgan accepted a £1,000 bet from Sunak regarding the UK government's Rwanda asylum plan. |
| 2023 | Morgan suggested the GOP needs Ron DeSantis, not Trump, leading to Trump attacking both Morgan and DeSantis in response. |
| November 2023 | The programme's YouTube channel reached two million subscribers, with TalkTV claiming it was 'the world's fastest-growing current affairs YouTube channel'. |
| November 29 2023 | On his show Piers Morgan Uncensored, Morgan revealed the names of two British Royal Family members allegedly involved in conversations about Meghan's baby's skin colour, which were previously mentioned in the Oprah interview. |
| September 2023 | Recorded a one-hour interview with Luis Rubiales, former president of the Spanish Football Association, following controversy after he kissed Spanish women's football player Jenni Hermoso at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final. |
| June 2023 | Accused by Prince Harry of attacking him and Meghan, and potentially being involved in phone hacking of Harry and his mother Diana. |
| June 2023 | Won the TRIC award for Interview of The Year for the Cristiano Ronaldo broadcast. |
| May 2023 | The programme was shortlisted for the National Television Awards in the TV interview category. |
| April 2023 | Piers Morgan Uncensored moved to a new studio within The News Building at London Bridge, relocating from the Ealing Broadcast Centre. |
| April 20 2023 | Piers Morgan Uncensored's YouTube channel reached one million subscribers. |
| March 7 2023 | Won the Scoop of the Year award at the British Sports Journalism Awards for his Cristiano Ronaldo interview. |
| February 2 2023 | Aired an interview with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street, where Sunak said he would publish his tax returns. The show gained an average audience of 120,500, beating rival news channels. |
| January 18 2023 | Morgan faced criticism for comments about Madonna on his show, suggesting she should be 'put out to pasture' ahead of her Celebration Tour. |
| November 22 2022 | Manchester United announced Cristiano Ronaldo's departure from the club following the interview with Piers Morgan. |
| November 17 2022 | The second part of the Cristiano Ronaldo interview aired, continuing the controversial discussion about his relationship with Manchester United F.C. |
| November 16 2022 | Piers Morgan conducted a controversial two-part interview with Cristiano Ronaldo, in which Ronaldo criticized Manchester United F.C., its manager Erik ten Hag, and accused the club of lacking empathy after his son's death. |
| October 29 2022 | Piers Morgan responded to McGovern's criticism on Twitter by posting a link to a Sun article about her show Steph's Packed Lunch having zero viewers when launched in 2020. |
| October 28 2022 | Steph McGovern criticized Nadine Dorries' guest presentation on Piers Morgan Uncensored during BBC One's Have I Got News for You, describing the show as 'Piers Morgan Unwatched'. |
| October 21 2022 | Conservative MP Nadine Dorries was announced as a guest presenter for two editions of Piers Morgan Uncensored, scheduled for 24 and 25 October to coincide with the Conservative Party leadership election. She was to be joined by Emily Sheffield, former editor of the London Evening Standard. |
| September 19 2022 | Aired a two-hour special edition following the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. |
| September 8 2022 | Aired a three-hour special edition shortly after the announcement of Queen Elizabeth II's death, reflecting on her life. |
| August 8 2022 | The Daily Telegraph reported that a July 28th edition of the show attracted an average audience of 33,900 viewers. |
| July 2022 | Jeremy Kyle was announced as a stand-in presenter for Piers Morgan Uncensored, scheduled to host from 1 August to 5 September during Morgan's holiday. |
| July 27 2022 | Broadcast of an hour-long interview with President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska, which was the first interview the couple gave to international television. |
| July 25 2022 | Morgan began a three-day visit to Ukraine, invited by First Lady Olena Zelenska to host her second Kyiv Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen. |
| June 6 2022 | TalkTV aired a two-hour special of the show covering the Conservative Party vote of confidence in Boris Johnson's leadership. |
| May 18 2022 | The programme's viewership continued to decline, with the edition attracting only 10,000 viewers. |
| May 2 2022 | The second edition of Piers Morgan Uncensored aired, experiencing a significant drop in viewership to 62,000 from the premiere's 317,000 viewers. |
| April 25 2022 | Piers Morgan Uncensored debuts on TalkTV, broadcasting weeknights at 8 pm in the UK |
| April 25 2022 | Piers Morgan Uncensored made its debut, with the opening two editions featuring a two-part interview with former US President Donald Trump. |
| 2021 | Purpose-built studio constructed at Ealing Broadcast Centre in West London by Timeline Television Ltd. |
| September 16 2021 | News UK announced its new channel TalkTV would launch in 2022, with Morgan being the first name signed up. |
| July 24 2021 | Morgan announced he had contracted COVID-19 after the Euro 2020 final, despite being fully vaccinated. |
| March 2021 | Morgan left Good Morning Britain and ITV following a controversy over his remarks about Oprah with Meghan and Harry, which included a heated on-air argument with Alex Beresford. |
| March 17 2021 | Complaints against Morgan reached 57,000, breaking Ofcom's record, though Morgan remained defiant about his statements. |
| March 12 2021 | The Duchess of Sussex confirmed her complaint to Ofcom about Morgan's comments. |
| March 9 2021 | Ofcom launched an investigation into Morgan's remarks about the Duchess of Sussex's mental health after receiving 41,015 complaints on Good Morning Britain. |
| 2020 | Piers Morgan made a cameo in 'The Accidental President' |
| May 2020 | Morgan acknowledged to Decca Aitkenhead that he might have taken his criticism of Meghan too personally and needed to temper his approach. |
| April 2020 | Morgan wrote a highly critical article about Trump's COVID-19 response, particularly criticizing Trump's suggestion about 'ingesting' disinfectant. |
| January 21 2020 | Morgan received 1,095 Ofcom complaints for racist comments about a Chinese dairy advert, using mocking language like 'ching chong ching milk' and 'ching chang cho jo'. |
| January 13 2020 | Piers Morgan interviewed Afua Hirsch on Good Morning Britain, dismissing accusations of racist treatment towards Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, which led to InfluencHers advocating for an advertisers' boycott of the show. |
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